23a A cold bap in the morning over in holiday island (8) ?A?L???A. Looks like Mallorca but I can’t see the cold bap? 18a production of Cats, say editor made a mess of (8). ??T ?E?E? Kittened? The...
3d Navy supporting Tory Minister right (6). ?O?E?N Has to be Govern (Gove over RN) but where does right come in? 17d one dislikes writing in about little pet (7). ?A?S?E? Has to be Hamster but why?...
21d Money for party politicians (6) ?R?E?S Greens? 25d Summer herbaceous plant cut from beginning of May (5) A?D?R has to be Adder. The plant is Madder and you lop off the M but where is any reference...
Two to get 18a On one date cleavage proves to be purposeless! (6) ?d?i?g It has to be IDLING but what does LING (type of fish or type of heather) have to do with cleavage? 11a Filthy topless miss (4)...
Last three to get 9a Supporter of Chinese Communist leader _ A _ I _ * 2d On a horse, say in part of New York area _ R _ * _ T _ 7d It could be one damned thing after another L _ S _ [List?] * = same...
Does he really think that banning flights from the Schengen area is going to limit Covid cases in the USA? Has no-one told him that Covid is no respecter of boundaries? Of course he wouldn't want to...
Last two to get 11ac A page expressing criticism in post (9) E?p?i?t?d I can't find any words that match this pattern. Emprinted should of course be Imprinted. 24d Lock stronghold for going away (5)...
20ac Throughout season instant messaging (6) P?s?i? 24d Savings schemes in West Indies and South America twice (5) S?s?s. I am looking for SA SA WI but can’t see it. 23d Tries Handel’s overture on...
Final two to get: 2d Lack drink? Drop dead! s?o?t?a?l. Looks like Shortfall. Fall = drop and lack = short and a drink can also be a short, but where is dead? 22a Boris's dodgy name for Queen - "shaggy...
9ac Outstanding depth of colour in solvent A?e?o?e Must be Awesome but where is the colour and the solvent? Clue of the Week "open-mindedness of revolutionary band getting into ecstasy" T???????E...
Last one to get. 11a. One who accepts Boris unquestioningly at first: “One’s uncouth”. B?y?r Could be “buyer” as one who accepts goods or “bayer” as one who bays or brays and is thus...